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افرنجم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root describes the process of meat being seared or scorched on the outside while remaining uncooked within. It specifically refers to a superficial charring that does not penetrate to cook the interior.

Derived headwords

اِفْرَنْجَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scorchedclassical

    To be seared or scorched on the surface, particularly referring to meat cooked in a way that chars the outside without cooking the inside.

Parallel reading

اِفْرَنْجَمَ اللحمُ، بالجيم: تَشِيطُ مِنْ أَعْلَاهُ وَلَمْ يَنْشُ.
The meat was scorched, with the jīm: it was seared from its top and did not cook through.